Stand Up Virgin Soldiers
Author | : Leslie Thomas |
Publisher | : Random House |
Total Pages | : 356 |
Release | : 2010-12-07 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781446439470 |
ISBN-13 | : 144643947X |
Rating | : 4/5 (70 Downloads) |
Download or read book Stand Up Virgin Soldiers written by Leslie Thomas and published by Random House. This book was released on 2010-12-07 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The worst has happened. On the eve of their return to Blighty, Brigg and his fellow National Servicemen find themselves sentenced to another six months in Panglin Barracks... Many of the surviving characters from The Virgin Soldiers live again in these pages: dogged Tasker, the odious Sergeant Wellbeloved, the vulnerable Colonel Bromley Pickering and the comically touching Juicy Lucy. But we encounter new characters too: the fanatical and demented Lieutenant Grainger; the endearing Welshman, Morris Morris - strong as a horse but bafflingly buxom; US Private Clay - mysteriously lost in transit by the American Army; and last, but not least, Bernice Harrison, the sporting nurse who threatens to replace the wayward Lucy in Brigg's affections...